Live Playback

New Properties options for playing notes, dynamics, etc. on different repeats, and for editing playback of individual notes.

If a score was created with Flexi-time or from a MIDI file, you can click the new Live Playback button to hear it with all the subtle nuances of the original performance. You can also fine-tune playback to perfection, like in a sequencer: view the dynamics as colored bars and re-shape phrases with the mouse.

The new Transform Live Playback dialog also lets you adjust timings & dynamics en masse, such as making notes more staccato/legato, scaling dynamics, and making rhythms 'tighter' or 'looser'.

Repeats
Sibelius 3 supports every kind of repeat you can imagine - not just D.S., D.C., Coda, Segno and Fine, but complex repeat structures with up to 8 repetitions. You can even make Sibelius jump between arbitrary points in the score during playback, e.g. to skip guitar fill boxes or simulate aleatory performances. You can make individual notes, dynamics etc. apply only to certain verses or repeats, so you could have the brass play only the second time round, or make verse 3 p and verse 4 f. What's more, timecode now shows separate timings for each repeat.